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    How will you spend the money you are not spending on cruising with Princess?

    in Princess Cruises

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    Every time I go to the grocery store I give the cashier and bag person $10 each.  Every time I get gas I give the cashier $10.  Other than groceries and gas I haven't spent money in a store since this whole thing started.  Probably given $400 - $500 to date though I haven't kept up with it.  They provide me an essential service for very low pay.  This is my thank you.

     

    Got a Christmas cruise scheduled that I doubt we take and a "Casino offer" cruise in March that I'm waiting to see.  May cancel the Christmas cruise for a warm spot in south Florida we can drive to.

    First time Norwegian Dawn cruiser

    in Norwegian Cruise Line

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    Got a lot of questions about NCL and the Dawn out of New Orleans in particular. Some background: My wife and I cruised several times after we were married but had gotten away from it raising kids and living lives. Over the last five years though we have been on Princess for seven cruises.

     

    We are now booked on the Dawn out of New Orleans on December 28 and it seems like a totally different experience (that's not bad). So here I go (and yes I have looked through a number of threads already).

     

    We are planning on driving to New Orleans on the 27th and staying in the French Quarter. What time should we arrive at the cruise terminal (ship sails at 4:00 pm) for least waiting time for embarkation?

     

    It looks like parking at the Port of New Orleans is $16 per day. Is this a safe place to leave a vehicle?

     

    We are looking at purchasing the specialty dining package at $119 per person. Our thoughts as of now are to try the main venues and pay the cover charge if we want something different (eight folks on this cruise and don't know if we would ever agree to the same thing every night). Thoughts on this?

     

    How long does it take to get to sea from the port? It looks like it is a long way down the Mississippi River.

     

    I'm assuming the casino will not open the first night as we will still be in US territorial waters most of the time. Is this correct?

     

    We've got three mini-suites in a row. Are the balconies connecting like they are on Princess?

     

    On Princess we register a credit card before departure for on board purchases. NCL has not asked for mine for this purpose. Do you register it on board?

     

    That's probably more than enough for now but please let me pick your brain as we think of more questions.

     

    Thanks,

     

    John

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